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Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs

bif

(24,187 posts) Tue Feb 19, 2019, 07:36 PM Feb 2019

Any recs for good British mystery series? [View all]

My wife is looking for something good to watch.

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Any recs for good British mystery series? [View all] bif Feb 2019 OP

Luther. n/t CincyDem Feb 2019 #1

Prime Suspect starring Helen Mirren ChicagoRonin Feb 2019 #2

Saw it ages ago bif Feb 2019 #5

Just found the recently made prequel to Prime Suspect on Amazon 😉 MLAA Feb 2019 #11

Midsomer Murders -- quirky and not too gross! fierywoman Feb 2019 #3

watched em all when they were free on youtube. must be hundreds and hundreds nt msongs Feb 2019 #8

I get them on DVDs from my library. fierywoman Feb 2019 #12

We have watched the whole series... Freedomofspeech Feb 2019 #18

And let's not forget Poirot! fierywoman Feb 2019 #24

Midsomer and Poirot are both EXCELLENT shows! mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #26

I know the request was for British --- fierywoman Mar 2019 #31

Death in Paradise. Turbineguy Feb 2019 #4

Great fun, I enjoyed the original lead actor and the replacement. MLAA Feb 2019 #10

Have enjoyed BOTH replacements unc70 Feb 2019 #20

3 leads? Guess I better go google! MLAA Feb 2019 #21

Ahhh Mr. Hero! I haven't seen any of his episodes yet, something to look forward to😉 MLAA Feb 2019 #22

I only watched the shows with the first two leads ... i wanna say the first 4 or 5 seasons? mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #27

Endeavor on Amazon Taraman Feb 2019 #6

Foyle's War, Father Brown, Dr Blake unc70 Feb 2019 #7

Love Foyles War... Freedomofspeech Feb 2019 #19

Foyle's War was great! Only one of those I saw (nt) mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #29

rosemary and thyme, hetty wainthrop investigates, touching evil & wire in the blood with msongs Feb 2019 #9

Broadchurch catchnrelease Feb 2019 #13

Not exactly British, but the Murdoch Mysteries packman Feb 2019 #14

Shetland, the new adaptation of And Then There Were None, Fortitude, Happy Valley, Squinch Feb 2019 #15

Check out Vera. Stonepounder Feb 2019 #16

+1! eleny Feb 2019 #23

Thanks for all the great suggestions! bif Feb 2019 #17

I've really liked a few lately Danascot Mar 2019 #25

Bodyguard and Secret City were fantastic. Dem2theMax Mar 2019 #33

Another vote for Secret City JustAnotherGen Mar 2019 #36

I'll cheat and pick an Aussie show ... probably already seen it ... but Ms Fisher's Murder Mysteries mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #28

Grantham or Gran-something. It's fabulous! Karadeniz Mar 2019 #30

Are you thinking of Grantchester? smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #32

James Norton was in Happy Valley emmaverybo Apr 2019 #40

Doc Martin is fun. Character driven. Small town. MD on the autism applegrove Mar 2019 #34

my mom loved MFM008 Mar 2019 #35

Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries JustAnotherGen Mar 2019 #37

Shetland greymattermom Apr 2019 #38

Agree. Brit box trial gave me season 1,3, and 4, but not 5, maybe just not on iPad through prime emmaverybo May 2019 #41

Unforgotten, Line of Duty, Thorne and Thorne Sleepyhead, Case Histories emmaverybo Apr 2019 #39